BS ISO BRITISH STANDARD 27991:2008 Ships and marine technology - Marine evacuation systems Means of communication ICS 47.020.01 BSi British Standards BS ISO 27991:2008 National foreword ThisBritish Standard is theUKimplementation of ISO27991:2008 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SME/32/-/1, Lifesaving and fire protection. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Date Comments Strategy Committee on 31 December 2008 CBSI2008 ISBN 978 0 580 60786 8 BS ISO 27991:2008 ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 27991 First edition 2008-09-01 Ships and marine technology Marine evacuationsystemsMeansof communication Navires et technologie maritime-Systemes d'évacuation en mer- Moyensdecommunication Reference number ISO27991:2008(E) @ISO2008 BS ISO 27991:2008 ISO27991:2008(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2008 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Casepostale56.CH-1211Geneva20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @Is0 2008-All rights reserved BS ISO 27991:2008 ISO27991:2008(E) Contents Page Foreword. Introduction. 1 Scope 2 Normative references. 3 Terms and definitions. 4 General...... 4.1 General principles. 4.2 Means ofcommunication 5 Performance requirements 5.1 5.2 Visual signals ... 5.3 Audiblecommunication 6 Testing. Bibliography. @ IsO 2008 - All rights reserved ili BSISO27991:2008 ISO27991:2008(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwidefederation of national standards bodies non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. Iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. InternationalStandardsaredraftedinaccordancewiththerulesgivenintheISO/lECDirectives,Part2 adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies castinga vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. isO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. SC 1, Lifesaving and fire protection. iv Iso 2008 - All rights reserved BS ISO 27991:2008 ISO27991:2008(E) Introduction This International Standard is intended to provide guidelines on how to ensure safe communication and aid the control of an evacuation between the embarkation station and